Newman Liquor Accord strategy delivers pub bans

Pilbara police say an initiative to stop antisocial behaviour in Newman's licensed premises has resulted in 10 people being banned from the town's pubs for up to a year.

The Newman Liquor Accord regrouped about six months ago, after stalling for 12 months.

It has recently introduced a strategy which sees offenders kicked out of and banned from all licensed premises if they misbehave in one

Acting Senior Sergeant Mark McKenzie says the liquor accord votes on how long the ban should last.

He says says it is just one of a number of strategies being used to tackle antisocial behaviour and is producing positive results.

"It's pretty hard for a person living in town who stuffs up and then has to explain to their family that, 'we can't go to the pub or can't go to a restaurant because I have been thrown out'," he said.

"So this is a deterrent. It's an evolving strategy.

"With social media, in particular Facebook, it's discussed a lot on people's profiles but we also market it with big signs up in every licensed premises and at the next liquor accord meeting we will be talking about a red card system where we overtly issue a red card to someone who is to be thrown out."

The accord has also discussing introducing 'walls of shame' in pubs, with photos of people who have been banned.